The Ammo Casting Couch

I am new to shooting and am still trying to figure things out, like where to shoot, how to budget for gear and lessons, and where to get ammo.

To be fair, I think everyone is trying to figure that last one out. Ammo is hard to find and when you do find it, it can be expensive to buy.
I think everyone who shoots knows this. But here’s something that I learned recently that maybe everyone doesn’t know:

There are sexual predators alive and well and doing business among what appear to be the mild-mannered business professionals in my area.

I found a shop nearby that sold ammunition and then just last week I found out I couldn’t get it there anymore. Oh, he still had ammo, and I could afford the (monetary) price, but I discovered that there was a new stipulation attached. Keep reading

Learning to shoot

I talk a lot about ‘being brave’ and ‘doing the thing you think you cannot do.’

I don’t just talk about it, though, I actually do it. In 2020, I decided that I wanted to learn to shoot.

As is often the case when learning anything new, I didn’t know how to get started. In the past, I might have let this be an insurmountable obstacle.

This time, I did not. I made this happen. Once I let the Universe know my intention, people showed up to help me.

In less than a year I have learned how to shoot a handgun and now am learning to shoot 12 and 20 gauge shotguns. Keep reading